Baking

Look for the Nestlé Carnation brand of malted milk powder in the baking aisle of the grocery store.

The key to the buttery flavor of monkey bread is the brioche dough.

"Galette" is just a fancy word for "a pie that's practically impossible to mess up."

There's cake under there, we swear!

This puff pastry apple dessert will be your new favorite fruit dessert. Cobbler, you’ve been warned.

Deb Perelman's recipe for salty-sweet cookies that have a caramel filling you can totally pull off at home.

These slightly sweet brioche buns have a tender, buttery inside that's mouthwateringly good.

You can’t see the candied almonds in these cookies, but you’ll taste them for sure.

With any luck, these will be the softest rolls you ever make.

Think of these textured, dense treats as chewy muffin tops that forgot to be unhealthy.

This cake is a breeze for bakers of all levels.

Unlike traditional madeleines, these have a buttery, cake-like consistency that will keep for days.

This easy, one-skillet apple dessert goes out to all the baking-phobes out there, because making something sweet shouldn't require all the bowls and measuring cups in your kitchen plus an advanced degree in chemistry. Pink Ladies and Granny Smiths are our go-to baking apples, but you can choose any kind you like as long as it has a firm texture and a good bit of acidity.

Stacks on stacks on stacks.

You can make the creamy, custardy treat with an earth-shattering crust at home—in a muffin pan!

Yesss! And you can even use store-bought jam if you want.

Okay, this is actually a cheesecake, but it’s so creamy and light that you won’t care what it’s called, you’ll just ask for more. 

Feel free to use your favorite kind of plum for this pudding recipe, but we recommend prune plums, which have an almond-shaped body that tapers at the end. They’re on the smaller side, hold up well, and the pit comes off the flesh easily, all of which makes them especially good for baking.

This recipe makes 12 individual tartlets, but you could easily halve the recipe and just make 6.

Meet the 2017 dessert of the year, from Tartine Manufactory in San Francisco.

Trust us: This simple berry-studded cake recipe is a real keeper.

These are your new grown-up peanut butter cookies. The tahini lends a creamy, earthy flavor.

These easy crumble bars are the ultimate bring-over dessert. They're incredible when made with blackberries, but any other berries that look good—raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, or a even a combination—make a more than acceptable substitute.

Corn cake three-ways: fresh corn kernels, a little bit of cornmeal, plus crunchy Corn Flakes.